Nominees for supreme court

Tory Newmyer, The Washington Post Published 5:02 am PDT, Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford. Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Federal judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for Supreme Court justice, at the White House on July 9. Federal judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for Supreme Court justice, at the White House on July 9. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford. The Finance 202: CFPB further under fire with Kavanaugh pick for Supreme Court 1 / 1 Back to Gallery WASHINGTON - There's a plausible scenario by which Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court leads to the hobbling, if not wholesale dismantling, of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Kavanaugh has made no secret of his view that the consumer watchdog … [Read more...] about The Finance 202: CFPB further under fire with Kavanaugh pick for Supreme Court

Updated 4:40 pm, Monday, July 2, 2018 Photo: Mark Thiessen, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, left, stands next to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta as she speaks Monday, July 2, 2018, during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Murkowski said that the person who replaces Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court should be in the same mold as the retiring justice. President Donald Trump said he will announce his nominee to the court on July 9. less U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, left, stands next to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta as she speaks Monday, July 2, 2018, during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Murkowski said that the person who replaces ... more Photo: Mark Thiessen, AP Murkowski favors Kennedy-like justice for Supreme Court slot 1 / 1 Back to Gallery ANCHORAGE, … [Read more...] about Murkowski favors Kennedy-like justice for Supreme Court slot

The Latest: White House taps team for Supreme Court pick July 2, 2018 Updated: July 2, 2018 10:14am Photo: Alex Brandon, AP Image 1of/2 CaptionClose Image 1 of 2 President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House after disembarking Marine One, Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to his resort in Bedminster, N.J. less President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House after disembarking Marine One, Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to his resort in ... more Photo: Alex Brandon, AP Image 2 of 2 FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2018 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, are shown during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. The Senate battle … [Read more...] about The Latest: White House taps team for Supreme Court pick

As he left for New Jersey late Friday afternoon, President Trump would say only of his list of five finalists for the Supreme Court that two are women and that he would announce his choice to succeed retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9th. About the only thing one could say for certain about the eventual nominee was that he or she would be young (the median age of the reported five finalists is 48) and that their resumes show all to be without question conservative. Trump was not giving out any names. But, with help from some legal analysts, sitting jurists, and confidential sources, Newsmax concluded that these are his "final five" for the high court: 1. Amy Coney Barrett, 46, of the U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit). A past editor of the Notre Dame Law Review and law professor at Notre Dame, Barrett was also a clerk for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. When her appointment by Trump to the Court of Appeals was considered by the Senate … [Read more...] about Trump’s Top 5 for Supreme Court